Sunday, March 6, 2011

Sounds Like: The Acorn

The Acorn are an indie band hailing from Ottawa, Canada that have been releasing albums since 2004. I became aware of them over the summer and I don't specifically remember how. I do remember though that after the first time I heard their song 'Flood Pt. 1' off of their 2007 concept album Glory Hope Mountain that I went on to listen to the song another five times straight. It's just that good.

I've put a bit of thought into how I'd describe the song to someone who hadn't yet heard it and the best I could come up with was: David Byrne fronting Arcade Fire covering Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints. If you find that at all intriguing, I urge you to listen to it. Let us know who you think it sounds like.

The Acorn
The Flood, Pt. 1

Do you know what's great about an awesome song with Part 1 in the title? That's right...there's always a Part 2. And this follow-up track couldn't be more different stylistically than the first, but its no less impressive. The Flood Pt. 2 is harder for me to classify, but it's something closer to Band of Horses covering a McCartney ballad with backup vocals from CSN.